diller scofidio + renfro to design berkeley art museum

the site of the berkeley art museum to be designed by diller scofidio + renfro


the university of california, berkeley, has just announced they have chosen renowned
american firm diller scofidio + renfro (DS+R) to design the new berkeley art museum
and pacific film archive (BAM/PFA). the complex is aimed to be complete by late 2014.

the new museum site will anchor berkeley's addison street arts district and will link the campus
and the active downtown arts and commerce districts. just a block from the downtown berkeley
BART station and across the street from the central campus, the new museum’s location will
increase public accessibilityto bam/pfa's events, activities and collections, including more than
16,000 works of art and 14,000 films and videos.

'diller scofidio + renfro’s commitment to integrating architecture with contemporary culture
and civic life perfectly aligns with BAM/PFA's core mission: to ignite critical dialog and inspire
the imagination through art and film,' said lawrence rinder, director of BAM/PFA. 'we are thrilled
to be collaborating with ds+r to design and build a new museum that will deepen our audiences'
dynamic engagement with art and which will provide educationalopportunities for berkeley,
the bay area and the global community.'

DS+R will work directly with ehdd of san francisco, a nationally recognized architecture firm
and the local firm of record for the BAM/PFA project.

the japanese architectural firm of toyo ito & associates was brought on in 2006 to design a new art
museum on the university's downtown site. however, economic uncertainly forced the campus in 2009
to explore alternatives to ito's design.

the budget for the new downtown museum is million, nearly half of which has been raised.
funds for the new museum project will come from private sources and are being raised by BAM/PFA
in partnership with the campus.



the site of the berkeley art museum